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The Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company will complete the eighth of 10 projects to lower the riverbed of the Delaware River in late August, which will allow the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority (PRPA) to increase its cargo capacity and create new employment opportunities in the area. The $350 million (current estimate) Army Corps of… Read More
The congressman serving Tennessee District 3 who serves on the House Committee on Appropriations and the Energy and Water Subcommittee donned a pair of rubber boots Aug. 3 to get a close look at the dewatered Chickamauga Lock on the Tennessee River in Chattanooga, Tenn. U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann trekked through the grit, grime and… Read More
For decades, sediment build-up in San Luis Obispo’s Laguna Lake has made the natural body of water shallower in places, impacting wildlife and recreation. Without any dredging, the levels of silt have only worsened since Prefumo Creek was rerouted into the lake in the 1960s. Creekside banks have eroded, contributing to the problem. The city… Read More
The recent appointment of John Dix to the new Kentucky Water Resources Board by Gov. Matt Bevin pleased Gary Larimore of the Kentucky Rural Water Association. “He’s very, very well qualified,” Larimore said. Dix is general manager of the Warren County Water District, the Butler County Water System and the Simpson County Water District. The… Read More
New Zealand’s Ports of Auckland Limited and Napier Port have formed a strategic alliance which they believe will provide operational, economic, sustainability and community benefits. “Ports of Auckland and Napier Port are the gateways to two of the largest North Island provincial economies with significant growth and demands on infrastructure,” says Ports of Auckland Chief… Read More
Amidst community concern, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has extended its public comment period for a proposed wetland mitigation bank in New Smyrna Beach. The federal agency, which would jointly permit the proposed 315-acre Webster Creek Mitigation Bank with the St. Johns River Water Management District, extended the deadline for comments to August 24…. Read More
Busan Port Authority (BPA) has a firm goal to develop Busan into a global hub and the largest transhipment port in Asia. The port, located on the south-eastern tip of the Korean peninsula, is adjacent to South Korea’s second largest city after Seoul and serves the country’s largest industrial area, the South East Economic Zone…. Read More
The Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District’s board of directors approved a staff recommendation to return a dredge that has been used for most of the summer to remove sediment from Jeffrey Lake and to solicit bids for a larger dredge on a lease/purchase basis. Gothenburg Division Manager Kevin Boyd told the board that… Read More
An Indian conglomerate has started building the country’s first transshipment port, conceived 25 years ago, and the government will construct another $4 billion facility nearby to create a shipping hub rivalling Chinese facilities in the region. New Delhi will grant billionaire Gautam Adani 16 billion rupees ($240 million) so-called “viability gap” funding to help the… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has released the Hudson-Raritan Estuary (HRE) Comprehensive Restoration Plan (CRP) – Volume 1, Version 1.0. The 255 page document dated June 2016 is the product of a multi-year effort by contributors from throughout the New York-New Jersey region, including leading… Read More